Walter Johnson, an employee of Republic Waste Services, collects garbage from Maricela Gonzalez, 4, of Flint, during his rounds on Friday, August 5, 2016 in Flint, Mich. Republic Waste Services continues to collect trash on an interim basis while the city of Flint and its Mayor Karen Weaver's administration work out the details of the city's garbage contract.

Charlene Butts, of Fenton, looks at a remnant of the World Trade Center incorporated into a 9/11 memorial that her son helped to design during its installation at Fenton Fire Department's memorial ceremony honoring those lost in the 9/11 attacks on the 15 year anniversary Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 in Fenton, Mich.

Flint Southwestern sophomore Zameer Wallace kneels while listening to his coach after a tough loss in the final seconds of the game against Mount Pleasant High School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 at Kettering University's Atwood Stadium in Flint, Mich. Mt Pleasant beat Flint Southwestern 14-13.

Nana Dompreh, of Flint, dances with the girls of Academy De La Danse during the Davison Community Schools Back to School Blast on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at Cardinal Stadium in Davison, Mich. The 11th annual Back to School Blast invites the community to celebrate the upcoming school year with free food and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

James Mason Jr., a Flint native and long-time friend of Donte Williams, lights candles with other friends and family of Williams to remember and celebrate his life during a vigil service on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 at the Flat Lot in downtown Flint, Mich. Earlier that day, Williams was shot multiple times and killed at the lot. "We ain't have to be blood to be brothers," Mason said of his friend of almost 15 years. "Sometime water is thicker than blood when you've been through the mud. That's how we was."

Autum Hall, 47, sits in her kitchen after finding out she needs a double lung transplant and will have to move to an apartment two hours away to begin rehab. As an infant, the doctors diagnosed Autum with Idiopathic Bronchiectasis, a rare lung condition in which the lungs' airways become permanently enlarged. The lungs progressively lose their elasticity and are unable to push out trapped air. Autum’s lungs function around 16 percent. There is no cure for her condition and the cause is unknown.“Once you go through that door [of receiving a transplant], there’s no going back,” Autum said. “[A transplant] is not a complete cure. You’re just trading one set of problems for another.”